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. >>> air travelers across the country are in for another day of flight delays, as the faa scrambles to make due with fewer air traffic controllers. some of the nation's busiest airports fell behind because federal budget cuts have resulted in furloughs across the faa. delays are ranging from 15 minutes to several hours. >>> the record rainfall and flooding that's inundating much of the midwest is far from over. in peoria, the illinois river is cresting today, expected to hit nearly 30 feet. the problem is flood stage is only 18 feet. mississippi and other river towns are seeing similar swamping. near st. louis, more than 100 barges broke free, some smashing into bridges. at least ten of them sank. >>> and there's evidence that we are not exaggerating about the water levels. here it is. take a look at a fish swimming by someone's office window. that's in grand rapids. the river there crested at nearly 22 feet. >> my goodness. >> yikes. >>> today's forecast for the flood zone won't be a welcome one. plan on plenty of rain stretching from south texas all the way to the great lakes. and
. >>> air travelers across the country are in for another day of flight delays, as the faa scrambles to make due with fewer air traffic controllers. some of the nation's busiest airports fell behind because federal budget cuts have resulted in furloughs across the faa. delays are ranging from 15 minutes to several hours. >>> the record rainfall and flooding that's inundating much of the midwest is far from over. in peoria, the illinois river is cresting today, expected to hit...
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on whether or not the faa and government have a choice. >> we believe the faa has the discretion not to furlough the air traffic controllers, historically have never, ever in any situation been furloughs before because the frontline safety professionals keep the planes in the air, get them to the ground and keep travelers moving, keep shipping moving and that is critical to our economy, does not have to be this way. >> we believe the way their plan is constructed is going to maximize the disruption assuming it rules out and disruptions occurred. not a good situation. rich: the obama administration says the altar of the faa staff is personnel workers, the only way to comply with the numbers of these automatic but it cuts is you have to furlough air traffic controllers. back to you. liz: that to me seems everybody is overblown mess. what do you think? rich: it depends on where you go. when i started with a flight control system where there are no delays. differentiating if this is delayed because of weather or if jfk they are doing tarmac work or the wind at laguardia. the number of di
on whether or not the faa and government have a choice. >> we believe the faa has the discretion not to furlough the air traffic controllers, historically have never, ever in any situation been furloughs before because the frontline safety professionals keep the planes in the air, get them to the ground and keep travelers moving, keep shipping moving and that is critical to our economy, does not have to be this way. >> we believe the way their plan is constructed is going to...
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. >> faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers a little higher. >> getting angry. irritated. we don't want you to be here. >> gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but actually two months ago the transportation secretary hood warned budget cuts could force the faa to furlough tenth of the controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. congress needs to fix a very dumb law. >> congress hasn't fixed it and new the faa says every air traffic controller layed off one day every two weeks. and flights will be delayedw3 or cancelled. >> plane back to lax. sat on the tarmac for about an hour. >> larry point dexter flight in san antonio didn't make it to los angeles last night. diverted to fresno. some flights from los angeles to here in san jose were hours late last night. >> we had flights operating as late as as early as 2:00 a.m. >> that was a flight was to arrive before 11:30. los angeles international had 3 fewer controllers today. mike kennedy flight delayed sex hours. >> bomb delay 6 hours captain work. what everybody is delay
. >> faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers a little higher. >> getting angry. irritated. we don't want you to be here. >> gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but actually two months ago the transportation secretary hood warned budget cuts could force the faa to furlough tenth of the controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. congress needs to fix a very dumb law. >> congress hasn't fixed it and...
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neil: faa has a higher budget this year than last year, i having said that, what is in it for them, if you think about. everything i think trickles down to the president good or bad. >> a few months they played the hand it was a disaster, they walked it back, they saw of it not a disaster we just slowing increase in spending. neil: your facts are dead obut these cuts would be rolled in this is latest more come ing on the travelling, you say it is a nightmare because there are fewer planes and stuff to the gill. >> yes, you have 4 airlines controlling 85% of domestic flights, people saying that airfares are not going up are crazy, they are going up, they have been rising it will be a very expensive summer to travel, and chuck schumer saying it will be like flying in a blizzard, these are the conditions, if he is talking about a blizzard because of the sequester cuts, what is going to happen to travelers, they will think twice about travelling, 1.7 million people jammed and the planes this summer maybe they will think twice about going, then what is the economic impact on that? it affect
neil: faa has a higher budget this year than last year, i having said that, what is in it for them, if you think about. everything i think trickles down to the president good or bad. >> a few months they played the hand it was a disaster, they walked it back, they saw of it not a disaster we just slowing increase in spending. neil: your facts are dead obut these cuts would be rolled in this is latest more come ing on the travelling, you say it is a nightmare because there are fewer planes...
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for the faa the numbers don't add up. their work load has been decreasing and yet they didn't make the necessary changes to prepare for the sequestration. which they've known since last fall was coming. that's why it's just politics as usual in d.c. >> neil: so these cuts that the white house was referring to that took effect formally yesterday, aren't real? >> the cuts are real all right but the problem for the federal aviation administration is their real work load has been falling or forever a decade, and when they were told they had to do the sequestration last fall, logically you would have prepared and put your work force in place at atlanta and new york, and not at branson, missouri, which averages less than one flight per hour. they didn't do that. they were counting -- i was in washington, dc for almost 15 years. you expect things to work out, expect to never have to cut. but the cuts are here but they don't get it. for next year's budget they asked for 100 more people, and three extra billion dollars for securit
for the faa the numbers don't add up. their work load has been decreasing and yet they didn't make the necessary changes to prepare for the sequestration. which they've known since last fall was coming. that's why it's just politics as usual in d.c. >> neil: so these cuts that the white house was referring to that took effect formally yesterday, aren't real? >> the cuts are real all right but the problem for the federal aviation administration is their real work load has been...
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they are working with the faa to address this issue. provideurances can you about efforts to improve its communications with the faa? >> we are very far along. a newalso moving from system governing institutions that educates student visa holders. this will help solve the problem. that. get to the silent screen process. under the present system, applicants for asylum must undergo a credible interviewed to determine whether they have a credible fear of persecution in his or her county of origin. but the officer determines that they have a credible fear, the application is a long for further consideration. streamlines the process partly by allowing a screening officer to grants asylum immediately following the interview. if this were to become law, how department in sure they're adequately screen for national security threats? permit togulations confer with the state department to verify the veracity of an applicant's claim. to what extent do they use the authority? are other barriers that prevent this between the agency's? encies? improv
they are working with the faa to address this issue. provideurances can you about efforts to improve its communications with the faa? >> we are very far along. a newalso moving from system governing institutions that educates student visa holders. this will help solve the problem. that. get to the silent screen process. under the present system, applicants for asylum must undergo a credible interviewed to determine whether they have a credible fear of persecution in his or her county of...
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annual budget of the faa. they say the way the faa were cuts makes the delays even worse. >> under the applicable laws. the faa has the authority or the discretion to find the money elsewhere. not to lay off the workers. and, therefore, to protect the traveling and shipping public, the faa should not furlough the air traffic controllers. now congressional republicans charge the way the administration has structured this is simply for political reasons. the administration says that's absolutely not the case. they say the way is law isten o other choices than to furlough these air traffic controller if they have to reach the savings that the law requires, shep. >> >> shepard: we are expecting it to say four different flight delays faa is saying. airlines anywhere between 6700. about a quarter of the flight traffic in this country daily. in a statement the faa says they will be working with the airlines and using traffic management tools to minimize the delay impacts of trafficking busy summer travel season. the
annual budget of the faa. they say the way the faa were cuts makes the delays even worse. >> under the applicable laws. the faa has the authority or the discretion to find the money elsewhere. not to lay off the workers. and, therefore, to protect the traveling and shipping public, the faa should not furlough the air traffic controllers. now congressional republicans charge the way the administration has structured this is simply for political reasons. the administration says that's...
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what we advocate and what we think is the right solution is the faa, the government agency, they need to work with those bodies and learn with the best practices are and understand exactly what is being done in the different industries to deal with different threats. that is how we are going to develop our own best practice. , you mentioned the banking industry is largely ahead of the curve when it comes to these things likely due to the nature of the business itself and as you said that criminals are most often looking for money. how would you say the broader employees of the industry -- how aware are they? how successful has education been, and are the keys to your industry advancing that could be applied to other critical sectors? >> by and large employees within the financial institutions are fairly well aware of what is going on, and given that over the last year increasing news about attacks on the financial system, the awareness has only grown. --a part of every banks bank's standard procedures, employees are tested. they are trained twice a year and then tested on a random sam
what we advocate and what we think is the right solution is the faa, the government agency, they need to work with those bodies and learn with the best practices are and understand exactly what is being done in the different industries to deal with different threats. that is how we are going to develop our own best practice. , you mentioned the banking industry is largely ahead of the curve when it comes to these things likely due to the nature of the business itself and as you said that...
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the airline industry says the faa's plan maximizes flight delays. >> we believe that the faa has the discretion not to furlough the air traffic controllers. they keep the planes in the air, get them to the ground and keep travelers moving, keep shipping moving and that's critical to our economy. >> congressional republicans charge the administration is structuring these cuts to worsen their impact. in a statement, congressman bill shuster the chairman of the house committee on transportation and freezing rain structure says quote the administration views the sequester as an attempt to score political points rather than address real issues and find real savings in a bloated federal bureaucracy. he points to sizeable increases in the faa's budget and continued spending on consultants and travel. the administration says the law requiring these cuts gives officials few options. >> furloughs cannot be avoided. 70% of the faa's operation's budget is personnel. the faa must furlough 47,000 employees up to 11 days between now and the end of the fiscal year. >> the replace cuts with other cut
the airline industry says the faa's plan maximizes flight delays. >> we believe that the faa has the discretion not to furlough the air traffic controllers. they keep the planes in the air, get them to the ground and keep travelers moving, keep shipping moving and that's critical to our economy. >> congressional republicans charge the administration is structuring these cuts to worsen their impact. in a statement, congressman bill shuster the chairman of the house committee on...
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we have seen the faa budget for controllers rise 50%, and traffic is down 27%. so we're throwing more money to handle less of a problem, yet now is the time we chose to start making the american people feel the pain? it just doesn't make sense. >> shepard: the american people are already feeling the pain. i've been flying for a long time, and it's never been like this. every flight you get on, it's filled to the brim. the planes are smaller, the number of people vrabel to help you is fewer, and flying is often miserable, and wasn't always like this. wasn't leak this a couple of years ago. it's like we're down to almost one airline, and you wonder when we'll reach the tipping point and people go, enough. >> you're right. airlines are really cutting everyplace they can to make money. airlines are more profit baseball and i think the passenger experience is suffererring. >> they are lot more profitable, making tons of money and passengers are suffering. you wonder when it is that customers go, no, you have to do better. i guess unless and until there's an alternati
we have seen the faa budget for controllers rise 50%, and traffic is down 27%. so we're throwing more money to handle less of a problem, yet now is the time we chose to start making the american people feel the pain? it just doesn't make sense. >> shepard: the american people are already feeling the pain. i've been flying for a long time, and it's never been like this. every flight you get on, it's filled to the brim. the planes are smaller, the number of people vrabel to help you is...
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faa is saying there are delays basically close to coast. as far as specifics are concerned they could not provide us with any ties of numbers. that has a number about folks, especially republicans in congress say this is entirely structured by the faa to inflict what they say is maximum pain on airline travelers. this is comment about bill shoeser, the chairman of the transportation and infrastructure committee. he said disregard for the american public is indicative that the admin strution -- administration views the sequester as a attempt to score political points rather than address issues and than find real savings in a bloated federal brock bureaucracy. the way they arranged the law, they have few other options. >> the faa unlike other agencies is personnel heavy. in the end you can not avoid, when 70% of your operating budget is personnel you can not avoid when the cuts are deep as they are in the sequester the kind of actions that are taken, these furloughs. that is the unfortunate fact of arbitrary across-the-board cuts like this. >
faa is saying there are delays basically close to coast. as far as specifics are concerned they could not provide us with any ties of numbers. that has a number about folks, especially republicans in congress say this is entirely structured by the faa to inflict what they say is maximum pain on airline travelers. this is comment about bill shoeser, the chairman of the transportation and infrastructure committee. he said disregard for the american public is indicative that the admin strution --...
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>> i think it's less likely they'll get the faa to change their mind. it's more likely if there's huge public outcry that then you have people in congress who will say, okay, what can we do special in terms of funding so that the faa can reverse this? but i don't think the faa has any plans to change it on its own. >> all right, guys. we have breaking news. we want to -- thank you so much for joining us. get to our breaking news desk. authorities in canada are announcing a thwarted terrorist attack via amtrak between new york and montreal. let's listen to this. >> before we start, i would ask that you please turn off or put on silent mode your cell phones. today's press conference will last approximately 30 minutes. the rcp will be making statements on a national security criminal investigation. integrated national security enforcement teams in montreal and toronto. the statements will be followed by a short question period. >> okay. we want to get you the details of this press conference happening right now in canada. let's get to bertha coombs to give
>> i think it's less likely they'll get the faa to change their mind. it's more likely if there's huge public outcry that then you have people in congress who will say, okay, what can we do special in terms of funding so that the faa can reverse this? but i don't think the faa has any plans to change it on its own. >> all right, guys. we have breaking news. we want to -- thank you so much for joining us. get to our breaking news desk. authorities in canada are announcing a thwarted...
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republicans say the faa has been mismanaged. there's clearly irritation that 10% of the country's air-traffic controllers have been furloughed and some suggestedlet money should come from elsewhere in the faa budget. >> these are all bad choices. i acknowledge that. but in order to comply with the guidelines of the sequester law, we have to take these actions. >> i wish you would have told us earlier so we had a chance to plan. >> lawmakers told him they knew the cuts were coming but only get the details of how they'll be carried out last week. >> shepard: with everybody in the country screaming and yelling and 3-hour delays, my guess is they're going to figure something out. >> well, that's what everybody's waiting for. which side will blink first. one lawmaker representing the chicago area, a democrat, said what about the idea if you avoided the nation's largest and busiest airports, think o'hare, thinking that would be good for the traveling public. >> with all due respective a hard time believing that atlanta, chicago, and s
republicans say the faa has been mismanaged. there's clearly irritation that 10% of the country's air-traffic controllers have been furloughed and some suggestedlet money should come from elsewhere in the faa budget. >> these are all bad choices. i acknowledge that. but in order to comply with the guidelines of the sequester law, we have to take these actions. >> i wish you would have told us earlier so we had a chance to plan. >> lawmakers told him they knew the cuts were...
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i would encourage greater cooperation and communication between eight faa and can -- between the faa and congress. i do not know how you come up with a plan that you announce on friday the you are furloughing on sunday. it seems to me there would be much longer lead time to give airlines the greater ability to respond. the circumstance to find ourselves in it is surprising to me. and unnecessary. i would suggest a delayed by a demonstration to give congress -- give demonstration a chance to change their mind and congress a chance to respond. >> [inaudible] do you think the administration [inaudible] >> it is hard to attribute motives to people in the decisions they make. mece ray lahood indicated to that he would like to be helpful, but the administration opposed the amendment. his explanation was that we are only interested in long-term solutions, not short-term solutions. a very unsatisfactory answer when you are dealing with a particular resolution. the entire continuing resolution was how to fund the government from now until september 30 it. no satisfactory explanation for why d
i would encourage greater cooperation and communication between eight faa and can -- between the faa and congress. i do not know how you come up with a plan that you announce on friday the you are furloughing on sunday. it seems to me there would be much longer lead time to give airlines the greater ability to respond. the circumstance to find ourselves in it is surprising to me. and unnecessary. i would suggest a delayed by a demonstration to give congress -- give demonstration a chance to...
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to halt the budget cuts. >> the faa has and should have exercised the discretion not to furlough air traffic controllers who never in the history have been furloughed before by any budget sequestration or any shutdown of the faa or anything like that. >> and even the white house admits this was never supposed to happen. at reagan national airport, i'm hampton pierson for "nightly business report." >> flying may be more difficult these days but there's good news for drivers. prices at the pump are down $.11 a gallon over the last two weeks and could fall by another.20 as we get closer to memorand e err memorial day. >>> leading sectors were energy and technology, ahead of the after the bell earnings. the dow ended the day 19 points higher and the s&p 500 added 7. the price of gold rebounded today, surging nearly $26 to $1,421 announced. but last week as the price of gold was falling, investors pulled $2.7 billion out of gold exchanged traded funds. most of the money was invested in international stock. >> turning to market focus. texas instruments reported the profits were higher than
to halt the budget cuts. >> the faa has and should have exercised the discretion not to furlough air traffic controllers who never in the history have been furloughed before by any budget sequestration or any shutdown of the faa or anything like that. >> and even the white house admits this was never supposed to happen. at reagan national airport, i'm hampton pierson for "nightly business report." >> flying may be more difficult these days but there's good news for...
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they argue the faa has other ways to cut about $650 million out of what is a $16 billion department of transportation budget. >> the faa has and should have exercised the discretion not to furlough air traffic controllers who never in the history have been furloughed before during any budget sequestration, any shutdown of the faa or anything like that. >> even the white house today said this was never supposed to happen. brian? >> pick it up from there. hampton pearson, thank you very much. let's stay with the theme. you know what, airline stocks have actually been on a tear. the question now is whether or not the sequester could end that run. phil lebeau is here to preview the airline earnings ahead this week. i'm also wondering what they are going to say in their commentary about all of this issue. >> mandy, there's going to be plenty of commentary. we've already heard from some of the airlines they do expect sequestration to have some impact, probably not in the first quarter but definitely in the second quarter. delta is reporting before the bell tomorrow morning. now, a couple of
they argue the faa has other ways to cut about $650 million out of what is a $16 billion department of transportation budget. >> the faa has and should have exercised the discretion not to furlough air traffic controllers who never in the history have been furloughed before during any budget sequestration, any shutdown of the faa or anything like that. >> even the white house today said this was never supposed to happen. brian? >> pick it up from there. hampton pearson, thank...
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the budget cuts, republicans say the faa should find somewhere else to cut the $16 billion budge. democrats say they can't do that. the way the law is designed does not give flexibility to do that so they propose a bill that would use up used war funding to replace all of the automatic budget cuts. it's called a budget trick so there's not much coming from capitol hill that's going to solve this any time soon. right now, the faa's administrator is testifying before capitol hill committee, and there's an argument whether or not the administration has structured these cuts to maximize delays. >> this imperial attitude on the part of the administration and you're the most recent of the imperialism is discussing. >> hardest thing to do is reduce these hours, but in order to hit the target, we need to hit, we don't have any choice. >> there's more than just cuts to the faa, and a short while ago saying there's frustration in the economic effects of the flight delays, but sequestering could cost the country and human kind a cure for aids, parkinson's or cancer referring to cuts in resea
the budget cuts, republicans say the faa should find somewhere else to cut the $16 billion budge. democrats say they can't do that. the way the law is designed does not give flexibility to do that so they propose a bill that would use up used war funding to replace all of the automatic budget cuts. it's called a budget trick so there's not much coming from capitol hill that's going to solve this any time soon. right now, the faa's administrator is testifying before capitol hill committee, and...
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seventy percent of the faa's operations budget is personnel. the faa must furlough 47,000 employees for up to 11 days between now and the end of the fiscal year. and that's why secretary lahood, here in this room two months ago, called on congress to replace these dumb sequester cuts and put instead in place a smarter approach to deficit reduction. remember, this is a result of sequester that was never meant to be law. and it was never meant to be law for reasons like this -- because the across-the-board nature of cuts. and in an agency like dot and the faa, because they're personnel-heavy, the effect of these cuts inevitably will be felt at the personnel level. congress can act. it could have acted in the past. it could have brought down the sequester and avoided it entirely. congress could act now to do that. republicans in congress could decide that the victory party is over and it's time to get serious about the economy, get serious about the effects of the sequester on americans across the country in a variety of ways, and either postpone
seventy percent of the faa's operations budget is personnel. the faa must furlough 47,000 employees for up to 11 days between now and the end of the fiscal year. and that's why secretary lahood, here in this room two months ago, called on congress to replace these dumb sequester cuts and put instead in place a smarter approach to deficit reduction. remember, this is a result of sequester that was never meant to be law. and it was never meant to be law for reasons like this -- because the...
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this is not congress sending this to the faa and the faa having a choice. this is a considered move on the part of ray lahood to lead people love to make the system go down. it is the fa doing this intentionally. they want to make sure that we see a situation. if we don't raise taxes we will be in trouble. we don't have to do this. we did not have to leave these people often there is no financial reason for it. let's not make excuses. it is just plain bad management of the way around. gerri: and, of course, it to you. breaking news this afternoon about a lawsuit filed by the industry. the judge in that case did not grant an emergency stay to block furloughs. are you surprised? >> i am a little surprised. obviously a lot of legal opinions that says the faa can actually switch funds around to make this, but i do think it will take but the administration and congress to come together to solve this problem. the faa should delay the cuts that congress should clear up the authority to switch around of funds. it will take both bodies to prioritize this is a proble
this is not congress sending this to the faa and the faa having a choice. this is a considered move on the part of ray lahood to lead people love to make the system go down. it is the fa doing this intentionally. they want to make sure that we see a situation. if we don't raise taxes we will be in trouble. we don't have to do this. we did not have to leave these people often there is no financial reason for it. let's not make excuses. it is just plain bad management of the way around. gerri:...
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if there was a line item at the faa, the faa was still have to because of theat inflexibility of the sequestration law. that shows the sequestration is a bad approach. we to replace it with something more long term. host: martin, a republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. of the employees of the faa are air traffic controllers. and that their budget this year is larger after the budget. i will wait for that common. stop using the code word "balance." just say you're going to raise taxes. say i willy to continue with a balanced approach. i think that is the right approach. 40,000 ,000 of the employees at the faa are air- traffic controllers. most of the employees at the faa are subject to this furlough. that is because of the inflexibility of the sequestration law. host: lewis from maryland. caller: thank you for taking my call. tohought they were going control the air traffic by satellite and the gps system. would this given some time with the changes you have now and the number of air traffic controllers being laid off. could they go to a satellite gps system?
if there was a line item at the faa, the faa was still have to because of theat inflexibility of the sequestration law. that shows the sequestration is a bad approach. we to replace it with something more long term. host: martin, a republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. of the employees of the faa are air traffic controllers. and that their budget this year is larger after the budget. i will wait for that common. stop using the code word "balance." just say...
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if there was a line item at the faa, the faa was still have to cut cut8% of that because of the inflexibility of the sequestration law. that shows the sequestration is a bad approach. we need to replace it with something more long term. host: martin, a republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my all. only 1/3 of the employees of the faa are air traffic controllers. and that their budget this year is larger after the budget. i will wait for that common. stop using the code word "balance." just say you're going to raise taxes. guest: sorry to say i will continue with a balanced approach. i think that is the right pproach. about 15,000 of the 40,000 employees at the faa are air-traffic controllers. most of the employees at the faa are subject to this urlough. that is because of the inflexibility of the sequestration law. host: lewis from maryland. caller: thank you for taking my all. i thought they were going to control the air traffic by satellite and the gps system. would this given some time with the changes you have now and the number of air traffic controllers being laid off.
if there was a line item at the faa, the faa was still have to cut cut8% of that because of the inflexibility of the sequestration law. that shows the sequestration is a bad approach. we need to replace it with something more long term. host: martin, a republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my all. only 1/3 of the employees of the faa are air traffic controllers. and that their budget this year is larger after the budget. i will wait for that common. stop using the code word...
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they blasted the faa administrators for not warning people about the cuts to the faa and the impact on air travel. they are blaming the faa for not coming up with a real solution while democrats are blaming colleagues in congress for not finding their way out of the cuts. a senator republican leader ripped senator harry reid for using a budgetary gimmick for getting out of this mess. >> the majority leader is ditching the president on this issue. the president has said he would only consider replacing the sequester with attacks hike. whatever you want to say about oko it's not attacks hike it's borrowed money. >> reporter: overseas contingency operations. that is using money not spent on the war to try to offset the cuts. other republicans have called this a manufactured crisis mismanaged from the outset and they say it smells of politics, martha. martha: mike, thank you. >> reporter: thank you. bill: 26 minutes now before the hour. critics slamming the president's reaction in pons to the boston bombings. here is the exchange with bill o'reilly and charles krauthammer. >> he's afraid i
they blasted the faa administrators for not warning people about the cuts to the faa and the impact on air travel. they are blaming the faa for not coming up with a real solution while democrats are blaming colleagues in congress for not finding their way out of the cuts. a senator republican leader ripped senator harry reid for using a budgetary gimmick for getting out of this mess. >> the majority leader is ditching the president on this issue. the president has said he would only...
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the faa is in some ways caught between a rock and our place. let's see. i think they're making the kind of management decisions that will have modest, if any, affect on the traffic system. melissa: we will see. thank you for coming on. >> of come back if it does not work out that way. [laughter] melissa: okay. you're a brave man. i like that. time to check the fuel gauge report. halliburton says this is setting aside an additional $1 billion to pay private claims from the 2010 deep water horizon rig explosion. in an earnings policy the company said the increased reserve caused a first quarter loss of $18 million. $0.2 per share compared with a profit of 627 million or $0.68 per share from a year ago. the good news on gas price, the average price of a gallon of regular has dropped $0.11 in the past few weeks. experts say the prices could go down another $0.20 in the next two months. that is the exact opposite of what we were used to seeing as prices generally go up at this time of year. good news. the cheaper gas could hit. toyota says sales of the previou
the faa is in some ways caught between a rock and our place. let's see. i think they're making the kind of management decisions that will have modest, if any, affect on the traffic system. melissa: we will see. thank you for coming on. >> of come back if it does not work out that way. [laughter] melissa: okay. you're a brave man. i like that. time to check the fuel gauge report. halliburton says this is setting aside an additional $1 billion to pay private claims from the 2010 deep water...
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they blame it on furloughs from the faa. the faa intends to cut 10% of staffing. that's to save roughly $200 million coming out of the $637 million that it needs to cut from its budget. now the board behind me shows we are with seeing delays of 15 to 45 minutes in terms of the departures. in terms of the arrivals we are seeing 30 to 45 minutes. of course that's due to congestion. we have data that shows yesterday more than half of the flights at this airport did experience a delay. in addition to some security concerns, of course, from the furlough, how this is going to impact airlines and the broader economy is a big issue. southwest estimates the cost could be $200 million a year for that airline. american, of course, a bigger airline saying that it could cost them $650 million a year. carl, a couple of caveats to think about. of course weather could be the biggest reason you see flight delays. we had windy conditions here in new york city. everybody was willing to point the finger at the sequester. the other issue, of course, is the fact that you have different
they blame it on furloughs from the faa. the faa intends to cut 10% of staffing. that's to save roughly $200 million coming out of the $637 million that it needs to cut from its budget. now the board behind me shows we are with seeing delays of 15 to 45 minutes in terms of the departures. in terms of the arrivals we are seeing 30 to 45 minutes. of course that's due to congestion. we have data that shows yesterday more than half of the flights at this airport did experience a delay. in addition...
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we expect to hear from the head of the faa any minute. we'll get the latest reaction when i see you next hour. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> newly-released documents show the obama administration has known for years about financial problems at fisker auto mowive in an time -- auto motive in anaheim. the electric carmaker was sent a letter saying they were not meeting the milestones set up as a condition of getting the loan. it took another leer for the federal government to cut -- year for the federal government to cut off their funding. a hearing is being held about the loan to that troubled automaker. >>> the house of representatives will vote today on a republican plan to provide more funding to cover people with preexisting conditions under president obama's healthcare reform. starting next year, the act will ban insurance companies not accepting those with preexisting conditions. the republicans want to divert $4 billion from a prevention program in the healthcare reform plan. but democrats and the white
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planning to fly sometime soony why the faa says today is the first day travelers will really feel the effects. >>> we'll get to the latest on the boston investigation in a moment. >>> first developing news overnight in washington state. at least five people were killed by gunfire at an apartment building in a suburb south of seattle. among the dead a suspect who was shot by police officers on the scene. another two bodies found in the parking lot and two more bodies were found inside the building. we'll bring you the updates on this latest gun tragedy as we get them. >>> bells will ring at 2:50 to mark one week since the deadly marathon bombings struck and according to investigators the lone surviving suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev, is responding to questioning. under heavy guard in the hospital he is undergoing brief rounds of interrogation apparently responding by writing his answers. the 19-year-old was shot through the neck in what some have speculated may have been a suicide attempt. despite largely republican calls to have him held as an enemy combatant, he could face federal charge
planning to fly sometime soony why the faa says today is the first day travelers will really feel the effects. >>> we'll get to the latest on the boston investigation in a moment. >>> first developing news overnight in washington state. at least five people were killed by gunfire at an apartment building in a suburb south of seattle. among the dead a suspect who was shot by police officers on the scene. another two bodies found in the parking lot and two more bodies were found...
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sequestration requires the faa to cut $637 million from its budget. yesterday, hundreds of airport workers were forced to stay home because of the cuts. congressional republicans took to twitter to blame the president. house speaker john boehner tweeted under the hashtag obamaflightdelays. congressman eric cantor tweeted "why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flight?" white house spokesman jay carney told reporters "the faa has no choice under the automatic budget cuts brought about by the congressional republican budget priorities. the gop can eliminate sequestration by approving a debt reduction plan that includes taxes from the wealthy through the closing of loopholes." "these cutbacks, with all the harm that's being caused to the traveling public, there's just no reason that i can see that justifies what's being done here." flight delay information is available at faa.gov. a bill will be introduced in the senate today aimed at banks that are considered too-big-to- fail. the legislation is meant to reduce risk at banks carrying more th
sequestration requires the faa to cut $637 million from its budget. yesterday, hundreds of airport workers were forced to stay home because of the cuts. congressional republicans took to twitter to blame the president. house speaker john boehner tweeted under the hashtag obamaflightdelays. congressman eric cantor tweeted "why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flight?" white house spokesman jay carney told reporters "the faa has no choice under the automatic budget...
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. >> reporter: the faa estimates that some 10,000 commercial drones will be flying in the nation's skies within five years. >> look to the future, look to the skies. what do you see? >> i see hundreds of thousands of vehicles being manufactured every year. >> banking on that growth is retired air force colonel and f-4 pilot jerry lemieux. >> when you think about the future, focus on the hundreds of commercial applications that these vehicles can be used for, such as agriculture. the news media is big, sports events. >> lemieux has just started up the first unmanned vehicle university. most of the teaching is done online, honoring courses in radar sensors, project management and mission design. as well as intensive weekend programs. and for those like justin woody who want to learn how to fly unmanned aerial vehicles, the university offers a three-day hands-on course. >> in the future, what i want to do is get into what they call precision agriculture, so i could go and help spot the troubled areas in the fields. and help the farmers increase their crops. >> our turn? >> reporter: "nightl
. >> reporter: the faa estimates that some 10,000 commercial drones will be flying in the nation's skies within five years. >> look to the future, look to the skies. what do you see? >> i see hundreds of thousands of vehicles being manufactured every year. >> banking on that growth is retired air force colonel and f-4 pilot jerry lemieux. >> when you think about the future, focus on the hundreds of commercial applications that these vehicles can be used for, such...
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as of now, the furloughs mean all 47,000 faa employees, including 15 controllers, will work one less day every other week. faa administrator michael huerta found no other way to cut $637 million as required by the sequester. the faa implies that with fewer controllers on duty, planes will have to take off and land less frequently. it's not only passengers affected. sequestration may also affect air freight. the aerospace industries association predicts over the course of a year the nation's air cargo system may be as much as two billion pounds of goods lighter as a result of fewer cargo flights. boeing dreamliners may be heading for the skies, possibly as early as next week. the 787s have been grounded since january because a couple of lithium ion batteries on board caught on fire. boeing reportedly has engineers and techs working this week to install re-inforced batteries on its jets, which will reduce the risk of overheating. "it took a long time to prove this fix, about 3 weeks longer than boeing thought necessary, so i think they feel pressure now to go ahead, allow these planes
as of now, the furloughs mean all 47,000 faa employees, including 15 controllers, will work one less day every other week. faa administrator michael huerta found no other way to cut $637 million as required by the sequester. the faa implies that with fewer controllers on duty, planes will have to take off and land less frequently. it's not only passengers affected. sequestration may also affect air freight. the aerospace industries association predicts over the course of a year the nation's air...
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that led to delays for nent minutes of arriving flights, that's about 10% of the faa's air traffic controlling work force were required to take an unpaid day off on monday. additional furloughs of tsa workers also lead to peak hour backups at security checkpoints. >>> sticking with airport security the tsa is postponing a rule change that would allow passengers to carry small knives on planes. the change is facing strong opposition from flight attendant and the air marshalls. the policy is being delayed so passengers, advocates and law enforcement experts can weigh in. the tsa plan to allow knives with small blades on planes starting this thursday. it would have been the first time they would have been back on passenger planes since september 11th, 2001. >>> new york city at it again. it may become the biggest city in america to raise the legal age for buying cigarettes to 21. the city already opposes the highest cigarette taxes in the country. it also bans smoking in bars, parks and beaches while launching graphic advertising campaigns about the hazards of smoking. smokers of retailers say th
that led to delays for nent minutes of arriving flights, that's about 10% of the faa's air traffic controlling work force were required to take an unpaid day off on monday. additional furloughs of tsa workers also lead to peak hour backups at security checkpoints. >>> sticking with airport security the tsa is postponing a rule change that would allow passengers to carry small knives on planes. the change is facing strong opposition from flight attendant and the air marshalls. the...
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john boehner wrote, faa has flexibility to cut costs without delaying air travelers. why won't president obama let them? but the president's transportation department head says there was no other choice. >> we cut contracts, we eliminated temporary employees, we looked everywhere possible to avoid the kind of furloughs that are now taking place. >> reporter: he puts the blame on congress for agreeing to automatic, across the board budget cuts. >> now it's up to congress to look at a very dumb way of budgeting and change it. critics point to other areas of the faa they say could be cut instead of air traffic controllers, for example, a three billion airport improvement fund that so far hasn't been touched by the budget cs. char >>> much of the midwest is expecting rain today. that means more trouble for cities and towns along the mississippi river. they face serious flooding when the big river crests later this week. other areas underwater right now. dean reynolds in peoria illinois. the river is reaching a record high crest. >> good morning, charlie and norah. you can
john boehner wrote, faa has flexibility to cut costs without delaying air travelers. why won't president obama let them? but the president's transportation department head says there was no other choice. >> we cut contracts, we eliminated temporary employees, we looked everywhere possible to avoid the kind of furloughs that are now taking place. >> reporter: he puts the blame on congress for agreeing to automatic, across the board budget cuts. >> now it's up to congress to...
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. >> the faa says 6700 flights every day may be delayed. because they're just not enough eyes to watch them. the faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers is higher. a gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but two months ago ray lahood warned cuts could force the faa to furlough controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. fix a very dumb law. >> congress has not fixed it and now, the faa says every controller will be laid off one day twofr weeks and flights delayed or canceled. >> boarding a plane to get back to lax. just sat on the tarmac about an hour. >> larry's flight never did make it to los angeles and some flights from los angeles were hours late last night. >> we had flights operating as late as, as early as 2:00 a.m. >> that flight supposed arrive before 11:30. mike's flight delayed six hours. >> if i'm delayed six hours and can't work what is everybody else delayed? how much have you lost? >> the long delays were mostly at lax. san francisco international airport rep
. >> the faa says 6700 flights every day may be delayed. because they're just not enough eyes to watch them. the faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers is higher. a gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but two months ago ray lahood warned cuts could force the faa to furlough controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. fix a very dumb law. >> congress has not fixed it and now, the faa says every controller...
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in the old days before we were worried about cybersecurity and cyberattacks the faa was considered the air traffic system itself a closed system. nobody could get in and it was pretty much that way. now as we expand the system we have more people introducing things into the system and we modernize the system. for example aircraft are going to become a node on an information system to did do calabro -- collaborative air control. they are working with the pilots and aircraft and aircraft get a picture of what's going on in the system. as we introduce those into the closed loop of flight information management system for example an aircraft, that could be a way to get into the system. that could compromise the system and as we open the airplane up to more people using the internet then that's a possible entry into the system. the gentleman from germany who was at potsdam just showed an android app of how he can take over an aircraft going through the automatic dependent broadcast system which is satellite dazed air traffic control and the flight management system. basic commands, go here
in the old days before we were worried about cybersecurity and cyberattacks the faa was considered the air traffic system itself a closed system. nobody could get in and it was pretty much that way. now as we expand the system we have more people introducing things into the system and we modernize the system. for example aircraft are going to become a node on an information system to did do calabro -- collaborative air control. they are working with the pilots and aircraft and aircraft get a...
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we had an faa statement release toefrd weekend reading in part, the faa will be working with the airlines and using a comprehensive set of air traffic management tools to minimize the delay impacts of lower staffing as we move into the busy summer travel season. now, we've got a counter view from the global visit travel association. they're saying, quote, our nation's xhid and businesses will pay a very steep price that significantly outstrips the goals produced savings through those furloughs. business and leisure travellers we talked to earlier today agree. >> traveling is stressful enough and when you don't know how long it's going to take you to get through the line, you have to add extra time that you wish you didn't have to to get from point a to point b. >> that will impact not only the stockholders, the employees, but also all of our customers. >> now, for the record, the faa will be furloughing 15,000 controllers. they have to take at least one day off every other week from now through the end of september. in our next update on "power lun lunch" we're going to talk to a spokesma
we had an faa statement release toefrd weekend reading in part, the faa will be working with the airlines and using a comprehensive set of air traffic management tools to minimize the delay impacts of lower staffing as we move into the busy summer travel season. now, we've got a counter view from the global visit travel association. they're saying, quote, our nation's xhid and businesses will pay a very steep price that significantly outstrips the goals produced savings through those furloughs....
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also today, i did check in with oakland airport, a spokesperson said they have no faa employees being furloughed. so he doesn't expect issues. and at san jose mineta, a spokesperson said they've seen a handful delays because of these budget cuts. live this morning at sfo, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> homicide detectives in oakland are searching for crews after a man was found dead on the sidewalk earlier this morning. the unidentified man was found on 90th avenue near g street. a woman told ktvu news she heard gunshots in the area around 3:00. police have not said how the man died or if there's a lead on suspects. this was oakland's 5 homicide of the year -- 58th homicide of the year. >>> rosemary is back soon with more on the warm weather and the reason a mall in the south bay was evacuated this morning. >>> a gas leak this morning near san jose's valley mall triggered a voluntary evacuation. it's been capped. things are back to normal. around 8:15 a construction crew digging in the area cut through the 1 1 sl. 4 pipe. >>> at this hour, dozens of workers are i
also today, i did check in with oakland airport, a spokesperson said they have no faa employees being furloughed. so he doesn't expect issues. and at san jose mineta, a spokesperson said they've seen a handful delays because of these budget cuts. live this morning at sfo, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> homicide detectives in oakland are searching for crews after a man was found dead on the sidewalk earlier this morning. the unidentified man was found on 90th...
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the faa approved a redesigned battery system last week. boeing may be able to resume several flights within a week. >> there is no rest tonight for people in two midwest earn states hit hard by heavy rain and flooded. in saint louis, missouri today makeshift levies barely held back and the illinois rivers filled its banks this morning flooding 70 homes in small town of spring bay. across the midwest people are piling up sandbags around homes or businesses in north dakota convoy 500 semis filled with sandbags is on its way to flood soaked towns. a landslide is forced to southern california family out of their hillside home. a chunk of ground gave about 30 feet wide gave way under this sand bern dean know home. the ground beneath the garage and patio slid 300 feet down the hill. the owners had a retaining wall installed but that also collapsed. fire officials say a ruptured water pipe may have triggered the landslides, no other homes in the neighborhood have been effected by that slide. >> now, there's no that i guarantee you these houses a
the faa approved a redesigned battery system last week. boeing may be able to resume several flights within a week. >> there is no rest tonight for people in two midwest earn states hit hard by heavy rain and flooded. in saint louis, missouri today makeshift levies barely held back and the illinois rivers filled its banks this morning flooding 70 homes in small town of spring bay. across the midwest people are piling up sandbags around homes or businesses in north dakota convoy 500 semis...
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. >> the faa says 6700 flights every day may be delayed. because they're just not enough eyes to watch them. the faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers is higher. a gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but two months ago ray lahood warned cuts could force the faa to furlough controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. fix a very dumb law. >> congress has not fixed it and now, the faa says every controller will be laid off one day twofr weeks and flights delayed or canceled. >> boarding a plane to get back to lax. just sat on the tarmac about an hour. >> larry's flight never did make it to los angeles and some flights from los angeles were hours late last night. >> we had flights operating as late as, as early as 2:00 a.m. >> that flight supposed arrive before 11:30. mike's flight delayed six hours. >> if i'm delayed six hours and can't work what is everybody else delayed? how much have you lost? >> the long delays were mostly at lax. san francisco international airport rep
. >> the faa says 6700 flights every day may be delayed. because they're just not enough eyes to watch them. the faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers is higher. a gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but two months ago ray lahood warned cuts could force the faa to furlough controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. fix a very dumb law. >> congress has not fixed it and now, the faa says every controller...
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boeing came up with a fix, which the faa is now testing. the ordeal has already cost the jet maker $600 million, but more losses could be added on as airlines consider asking boeing for compensation. a quiet town in texas mourns the tragic deaths of more than a dozen people caught in a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant. it's considered the largest industrial disaster this decade. president obama quickly pledged federal emergency funds to the area. rescuers spent hours searching through rubble for survivors. the disaster started with a small fire at west fertilzer plant. according to reports, the company was fined $2,300 by the epa for a saftey violation, but settled in 2006. the german parlaiment is backing a $13-billion bailout for struggling cyprus. it's nearly twice the amount estimated a month ago. german taxpayers worry even more money may be needed. the cyprus parliament votes on the bailout package next week. the german prime minister calls the rescue essential, and says without it there's a "significant risk" of contagion to g
boeing came up with a fix, which the faa is now testing. the ordeal has already cost the jet maker $600 million, but more losses could be added on as airlines consider asking boeing for compensation. a quiet town in texas mourns the tragic deaths of more than a dozen people caught in a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant. it's considered the largest industrial disaster this decade. president obama quickly pledged federal emergency funds to the area. rescuers spent hours searching through...
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. >> the faa chief under fire for flyers getting hot under the collar. welcome, i'm neil cavuto, and to hear some republicans tell us, the sequestration blame doesn't fly. airlines are now complaining. chicago o'hare on the big frustration and still the big wait, huh? >> nationwide, 2,623 flights delayed so far today. that's according to the flight tracking service flight aware. while many of those were due to weather, the majority of them are considered to be fallout from the sequestration cuts. this morning 45 minute delays in los angeles. 30 minutes in chicago. you can see we're in a afternoon lull but we spoke to passengers flying across the country and experiencing setbacks firsthand. >> you have a schedule you have to keep on, get your connecting flight. i think it's rotten we're paying for the sequester. >> it's an inappropriate area to cut. travel is extremely important to the american economy on multiple levels and time is money. >> i'm worried about the amount of travel i have to do and delays and having to plan ahead for delays. so we'll have
. >> the faa chief under fire for flyers getting hot under the collar. welcome, i'm neil cavuto, and to hear some republicans tell us, the sequestration blame doesn't fly. airlines are now complaining. chicago o'hare on the big frustration and still the big wait, huh? >> nationwide, 2,623 flights delayed so far today. that's according to the flight tracking service flight aware. while many of those were due to weather, the majority of them are considered to be fallout from the...
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the faa estimates nationally that these delays would cause 6,700 delays a day. >>> a nuclear power plant in eastern tennessee has extra security this morning after a shooting over the weekend. police say a man fired shots at a guard who then returned fire. it happened at the watts bar plant in spring city. no one was hurt. >>> well, president obama has invited all 20 female senators to dinner at the white house tonight. it's the latest get-together scheduled by the president in an effort to find common ground with congress. no word yet on just who has rsvp'd. >>> and new york mayor michael bloomberg wants to raise the legal age to buy cigarettes from 18 to 21. it would be the strictest limit of any big city but would only affect purchases. it would not prohibit those younger from 21 from having or even smoking cigarettes. >>> no to what's moving your money. cnbc's courtney reagan is here. courtney, good morning to you. >> hi, richard. apple reports earnings today. with the stock dropping below $400 a share after peaking above 700 in september, you know it's the talk of wall street. apple
the faa estimates nationally that these delays would cause 6,700 delays a day. >>> a nuclear power plant in eastern tennessee has extra security this morning after a shooting over the weekend. police say a man fired shots at a guard who then returned fire. it happened at the watts bar plant in spring city. no one was hurt. >>> well, president obama has invited all 20 female senators to dinner at the white house tonight. it's the latest get-together scheduled by the president...
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neil: a republican senator and a democratic senator have the same question for the faa, if our budget is bigger, why are the delays getting longer, they want to know if you cut, why controllers and towers at the top of the list. not ought of the other stuff under -- not all other stuff under. senator, quickly garnering a lot of support for what he is calls protect our skies act. you want to know, look, we understand the sequestration cuts but we question why these cuts? >> absolutely. no business person would make the choice to cut things that effect their customers the most. why does government make that decision unless there is some motivation to get the consequences to be as dramatic and difficult as possible. neil: they say they have no choice. i don't know who is telling trulgingtruth, i have looked in, they say with these cuts they are almost preordained, these are cuts to some everyone agreed. i don't remember talking to a losalot of your colleagues at te time that sequestration would include automatically air traffic controllers, maybe i missed something? >> absolutely not the
neil: a republican senator and a democratic senator have the same question for the faa, if our budget is bigger, why are the delays getting longer, they want to know if you cut, why controllers and towers at the top of the list. not ought of the other stuff under -- not all other stuff under. senator, quickly garnering a lot of support for what he is calls protect our skies act. you want to know, look, we understand the sequestration cuts but we question why these cuts? >> absolutely. no...
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faa officials have declined to comment on e suit. livet sfo, elissa harrington, kpix 5. >> thank you. earlier this month, the faa delayed the closure of control towers at 149 airports until june. >>> checking bay area headlines this morning, richmond police are searching for two gunmen who shot and injured a man on saturday night on griffin drive. police found the victim in his car. they say the man was targeted. witnesses say the suspects got away in a white suv shortly after the shooting. that was around 8 p.m. on saturday. >>> in hayward a young man who was shot has died. the 26-year-old man was shot saturday around 10 p.m. in the driveway of a home on franklin avenue. he was taken to a hospital for emergency treatment but died of his injuries yesterday. so far, police have no suspects. >>> in alameda, a coast guard cutter has returned home greeted by joyous families yesterday. they spent three months in wateuthe california. mbers resc on a sailboat and raided a boat with more than 2 tons of marijuana. >>> he had his birthday off
faa officials have declined to comment on e suit. livet sfo, elissa harrington, kpix 5. >> thank you. earlier this month, the faa delayed the closure of control towers at 149 airports until june. >>> checking bay area headlines this morning, richmond police are searching for two gunmen who shot and injured a man on saturday night on griffin drive. police found the victim in his car. they say the man was targeted. witnesses say the suspects got away in a white suv shortly after...
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the faa and administration says the law does not give them that authority. so they're continuing to go around on that point and may take congress to change the law to get any movement here on this what the top democrat in the senate is proposing is using what is known as overseas contingency operation money, oco money, basically money we're not going to spend in iraq and afghanistan from winding wars down there. republicans call it a budget trick. the white house is endorsing it. >> these are real policy choices that produce savings. we believe that senator reid's proposal is a good one in that it would temporarily delay the sequester and all the negative effects that we're talking about now to air travelers and families and seniors. >> whether oco is the mother of all gimmicks or just a glaring one, everybody other than the majority leader evidently agrees on one thing it is the height, the height of fiscal irresponsibility. >> other democrats are suggesting closing what is known as the corporate jet tax loophole to pay for the air traffic controllers. ther
the faa and administration says the law does not give them that authority. so they're continuing to go around on that point and may take congress to change the law to get any movement here on this what the top democrat in the senate is proposing is using what is known as overseas contingency operation money, oco money, basically money we're not going to spend in iraq and afghanistan from winding wars down there. republicans call it a budget trick. the white house is endorsing it. >> these...